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A woman is facing charges after allegedly using a child to help her steal over $1,000 worth of items from a local Target store.

On October 11, a woman with a youngster in tow went to Target in Cape Coral, Florida. According to reports, she filled her cart with large items including a vacuum cleaner and a barista-style coffee machine. When she was finished, the woman allegedly failed to pay for the merchandise and walked out of the store a few moments after the child, who was pushing the cart. Employees reportedly saw the incident and informed loss prevention.

Surveillance video from the time of the alleged theft was searched, and after they believed they saw footage of the robbery as it took place, the Cape Coral Police Department was notified. They opened an investigation, and they passed around an image of the suspect so additional officers could keep an eye out for her.

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A Florida woman is facing charges after she was accused of punching a youngster in the face for doing their homework incorrectly.

On September 10, a child and her siblings were at the residence of a 35-year-old woman. While her relationship to the youngsters has not currently been disclosed, it was reported that she works in occupational care. The kids were working on their homework, and the woman and a female child reportedly had an incident occur between them that resulted in the youngster being physically harmed.

According to reports, the woman noticed that the girl was not doing her homework properly and she allegedly became very upset with the child. She reportedly lashed out physically by grabbing her and striking her in the face several times with a closed fist.

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A Florida man was arrested after people reported him to the police when they allegedly saw him dropping a child head-first from a second-story balcony to scare him.

According to its website, the Sandalwood Beach Resort offers guests a “tropical paradise of flowers, palm trees, pelicans, parrots, dolphins, and spectacular sunsets” on North Redington Beach. Last weekend, the property was visited by the authorities after a youngster was reportedly physically injured by an adult.

On July 6, a mother and her 4-year-old son were hanging out at the pool. The woman began socializing with a 31-year-old man, and they reportedly had drinks together while they relaxed. After a while, they headed to the second floor where both of their rooms were located, and the woman left her son with the man while she took a shower.

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Earlier this month, a Louisiana man who was wanted for years on warrants for crimes he allegedly committed between 2022 and 2024 was located and arrested on multiple charges.

According to reports, in 2022, a now 32-year-old man from Shreveport was involved in an incident on July 8 that led to his being accused of domestic violence on a woman who was pregnant at the time. The suspect evaded the authorities, so they issued an alert asking the public to help them locate him.

In 2023, a woman and her child were in their residence when a man suddenly and unexpectedly walked in. He reportedly grabbed a broom and began striking them. When the police investigated the incident, they believed it was the person involved in the event the previous July. They continued their search, but the man fled and continued to stay off the police’s radar.

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A septuagenarian in Florida may face legal action after allegedly threatening a child on a bicycle with a knife when he reportedly became upset that the youngster was riding on the sidewalk.

Just after noon on April 8, a 73-year-old man donning a sunhat and dark sunglasses was walking down the sidewalk parallel to a main street in Winter Springs. According to reports, a boy on a bicycle riding down the same sidewalk tried to ride past him. The man allegedly became upset that the youngster was not riding in the designated bike lane, and he pulled a military-style blade out of his pocket. He reportedly pointed it at the child while scolding him. The boy reportedly immediately went home after telling the man that he was sorry, and the authorities were notified about the situation.

Officers from the Winter Springs Police Department went to talk to the child, who told them he was afraid his life was in danger when the man was allegedly wielding the knife. The police set out to locate the alleged perpetrator, and they saw the person they believed was responsible. When the child was asked if the man looked like the person with the knife, he positively identified him as the suspect.

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A Florida man who reportedly passed out in the driver’s seat was arrested when the police allegedly found he had drugs and a hidden child in his truck.

In the middle of December, a 25-year-old man from Wildwood was sitting in a Dodge Ram near the gate of the Village of Hemingway on the Sumter County side of the Villages.

At around 3:00 AM, a deputy from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office spotted the vehicle, which displayed Illinois license plates. The deputy noticed it was idle and had what appeared to be one of the front tires elevated on the median. They decided to go over to the spot to investigate the situation.

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A man from Kentucky at a Disney resort restaurant with his family was accused of using his cell phone to film a 10-year-old boy over the top of a stall in the bathroom while the youngster was using the toilet.

On October 7, a 22-year-old man was having a meal with his family at the Grand Floridian Café inside Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa at Disney World.

He reportedly went to the restroom, where a 10-year-old boy was already using the facilities. The man allegedly went into a stall and pulled out his cell phone. He reportedly held the phone over the top of the stall divider and angled it so that the child was in view.

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The former facility director of a Georgia daycare was arrested for allegedly physically abusing a 4-year-old who was left in her care.

The Sunshine Child Learning Center is a daycare facility in Snellville. The director of the facility was, until recently, a 67-year-old woman who began working there in 2019.

On September 8, an incident reportedly occurred between the director and a 4-year-old child who had been coming to the center for 3 years. According to reports, the child was on the floor when the woman allegedly struck him several times in the head. She allegedly picked him up off the floor and shook him violently before tossing him back onto the ground.

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A Michigan woman is facing charges for allegedly shoving a child off a pool toy and calling him names last weekend at a water park.

On the afternoon of July 27, a woman visiting the Cedar Point Shores Waterpark in Sandusky was near the kids’ pool when she reportedly had a negative interaction with a child in front of other guests.

According to reports, the woman knocked a child off a pool toy and spoke inappropriately to the boy by calling him “fat ass” and “a brat.” When his mother became aware of the incident, she got angry and told the woman she owed her son an apology.

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A registered sex offender from Decatur reportedly engaged police in a foot chase around a Walmart Garden center after allegedly inappropriately touching two customers and secretly taking upskirt pictures of others.

On June 8, a man visited a Walmart in Gwinnett and was allegedly seen touching a young girl’s buttocks. Employees tried to find him, but the man left the premises before he was located.

The following day, a man believed to be the one who touched the girl came back into the store. As soon as they saw him, employees called the authorities to report the situation.

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